Wake up, Blogtown! It's time for some early morning Thursday news:
One week ago today a gunman butchered nine unsuspecting people in a class at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg. This interactive article has the latest information and a roundup of all we've learned in the last week.
Ben Carson, one of several Republican presidential hopefuls who continue to say inflammatory crap, in a recent interview about last week's massacre, implied that people being attacked by crazed gunman should run toward the gun en masse, because at least then they couldn't all get shot. Whaaaa?
President Barack Obama yesterday called Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to be all, "Whoops, sorry US forces blew up those innocent people at the hospital."
Police have arrested three suspects in Portland who they think are connected with a brutal murder. The victim, 67-year-old Steve Carter, was shot several times as he walked his dog in Marin County, Calif. The suspects were driving Carter's car at the time of their arrest.
Nicely done, stoners: Oregon's first week of recreational pot sales brought in $11 million. That's more than twice as much as Colorado's first week, which netted $5 million.
Restaurants in one California town are being told that in order to conserve water they can no longer wash dishes. Let's eat!
Speaking of' weather, here's what the Googles tell us is coming for Portland this weekend:
It's not looking good for Volkswagen executives; German prosecutors yesterday invaded their offices looking for evidence in the emissions scandal that's plagued the auto manufacturer for weeks.
All this American bad news got you down? Move to Melbourne! Tallies say the Australian capital city is the world's most livable.
Apparently "The Martian" is supposed to be a huge deal, but we shouldn't ever forget about the best Martian movie ever:
